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NASB | Philippians 2:5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 2:5 Have this same attitude in yourselves which was in Christ Jesus [look to Him as your example in selfless humility], |
Bible Question:
compare Heb 13:8 and Mat 24:36 Does it mean that What Jesus do not know it the pass will still be unknow to him in future? Mat 24:36 Why Jesus does not know the day. Jesus is God. God shall know everything |
Bible Answer: Ivory313, The short answer is that while Jesus was on earth, He did not exercise His divine rights as God. Instead, He operated as a human man who was completely dependant, not upon Himself, but upon His Father. He said things like, "I do nothing unless the Father tells Me to do it. I say nothing unless the Father tells Me to say it. I do nothing of My own initiative but only what the Father tells Me." Yes, Christ was (and is) fully God. But during His incarnation, He "emptied Himself" of acting out of His divinity. Although He was fully God, He chose to function as a man who completely abided in the Father. And He now calls us to do the same. He said, "As I have abided in My Father, so you are to abide in Me." Of course there were times when Jesus would know, humanly speaking, unrevealed things. But these were revelations from His Father to His spirit. Now that our Savior is glorified and all power in heaven and earth has been given unto Him, He does know when He will return. He is full of grace and truth. But He chose to limit Himself while here on earth 2000 years ago to demostrate to us what a man who completely abided in His heavenly Father looked and acted like. And of course He became our once-for-all sin offering. He is now all-in-all. I hope this helps. ChristLifer2001 |